GTS Rail from Italy is expanding. At the end of November the rail operator signed a deal with Bombardier for the delivery of three new TRAXX F140 DC locomotives. The deal has a value of thirteen million euro and includes ten years of maintenance. The delivery is scheduled for December 2016.

On 16.04.2015, the new 483 056 -Nicola- was released from the Bombardier works in Vado Ligure for the first time. It is the first DC electric of two that were ordered in 2014 by GTS Rail. The machine completed a test run Vado Ligure to Sestri Ponente. As far as we can see, the livery of the locomotive is identical to the five machines GTS Rail is already operating.

[IT] GTS Rail wants to grow; New services, new locomotives and a new workshop

update 2015|03|05

[IT] GTS Rail wants to grow; New services, new locomotives and a new workshop

Interesting article about the short term plans of Italian operator GTS Rail. They experience considerable growth in their freight traffic (a new contract with Maersk for example) and expect business to grow even further on the short term. Next April and May, two new locomotives will be delivered by Bombardier from Vado Ligure (the designated 483 056 and 057), bringing the total of black liveried GTS Rail locos to seven. Additional locomotives are being hired.

GTS Rail states they experience difficulties finding new locomotives as leasing companies can not / do not want to invest in the Italian market as the financial rating of Italy is low. Therefore GTS considers to spend 15 million euro itself on three new machines, to be ordered soon.

Next to that, a new depot for the trains will be completed in August in GTS Rail's home town Bari.

[IT] Family day in Vado Ligure: new locomotives under construction for GTS Rail, Trenitalia, Akiem

update 2014|12|09

[IT] Family day in Vado Ligure: new locomotives under construction for GTS Rail, Trenitalia, Akiem

On 08.12.2014, a family day was held at the Bombardier Vado Ligure works. This provided a quick peek into this factory in then north-western part of Italy. This year Vado Ligure focused on revamping passenger coaches for Trenitalia, combined with a lot of engineering work for the Zefiro-V300 Freccia Rossa high speed trains. However, in the past months the construction of new locomotive was set up again. Three orders will be processed in Vado Ligure. Two project have started.

GTS Rail: The Italian open access freight operator has two additional Traxx DC locomotives on order. E 483.056 is under construction now. E 483.057 will be next.

Trenitalia: This year, Italian state operator Trenitalia decided to expand its Traxx DCP fleet once more. Another 29 units are on order, the designated E 464.689 to E464.717. These machines get the new blue and silver 'regional' livery of Trenitalia.

Akiem: This French lease company has ten Traxx DC locomotives on order. There is an option for ten more. Their production still has to commence.

GTS Rail has decided to order another two Traxx DC locomotives from Bombardier. As the operator needs the two locomotives as soon as possible, it has decided to order machines identical to the five units GTS Rail already owns (the designated 483 051-055). So no Last Mile feature here. GTS Rail was also negotiating with Siemens for this order. The Bombardier order has a volume of 6.8 million euro.

The purchase is part of a larger investment. GTS Rail also ordered 130 new freight wagons (11 million euro). The operator wants to increase services on the Piacenza - Rome connection and it will start a new door-to-door service with Scandinavia. - GTS Rail/trasportoeuropa.it
GTS Rail E483

GTS Rail keeps us up to date about its fleet on its website. (hint, move you mouse over 'Caratteristiche Tecniche'). There you can read that a second locomotive has been hired from Alpha Trains: E 483.006. Next to that, GTS Rail expects to welcome Elettra (E 483.054) and Zoe (E 483.055) in January 2012. - GI
GTS Rail E483

2011-03-12

[IT] GTS celebrates One Italy

update 2011|03|12

[IT] GTS celebrates One Italy

On 14.03.2010, operator GTS will present unit E483.001 in Bari, with special vinyls celebrating the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. With the very familiar looking graphic in this link you get an impression of their design. The 001 is already seen with this new look. - GI
Alpha Trains E483GTS Rail E483

2011-01-24

[IT] GTS orders two extra Traxx locomotives

update 2011|01|24

[IT] GTS orders two extra Traxx locomotives

GTS Rail from Italy has decided to order two extra Traxx F140 DC electrics from Bombardier in Vado Ligure. Further details are still unknown. BTW, GTS currently hires E 483.001 from Alpha Trains. - Bombardier
GTS Rail E483

2009

2009-10-20

[IT] GTS Traxx during a test run

update 2009|10|20

[IT] GTS Traxx during a test run

By the end of this month, all three Traxx DC units should be delivered to GTS. E 483.053 had a test run today. - EB

What a coincidence, first you have nothing, and then you get everything on the very same day... more impressions of GTS Traxx units, thanks! - AD/SJ
GTS Rail E483

2009-10-03

[IT/ES] TRAXX DC production, a complete overview

update 2009|10|03

[IT/ES] TRAXX DC production, a complete overview

During the past months, Bombardier in Vado Ligure has outshopped Traxx DC electrics for various Italian rail operators. Now, for all customers known, units have been spotted during test runs. Therefore it's time for a quick overview:

Autorità Portuale di Savona (AP) ordered two units in April 2008. In September they were spotted around Arenzano. The designated E 483.021 and 022 are both painted in white.

Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER) from Bologna ordered four units in March 2008. All four have been spotted up till now, they are also painted white and numbered as E 483.023, 024, 025 and 026.

Bombardier is also delivering three units to General Transport Service (GTS). E 483.051, 052 and 053 are painted black. A picture was found last week.

Other Traxx DC series: for leasy company Angel Trains Cargo, Bombardier has built twenty DC units, the designated E 483.001-020. The ten units of the first batch are being operated by Rail Traction Company (RTC), Nordcargo and DB Schenker. Unit 11-20 are not in service as far as we know and stored around Vado Ligure. Nordcargo also purchased eight Traxx DC units; E 483.101-108 were all delivered this year and are in service right now, being used for both Nordcargo and DB Schenker services.

Here you can find a picture of the first Traxx DC for Italian operator GTS. The machine is built in Vado Ligure. - KAR
GTS Rail E483

2009-05-18

[DE] Transport Messe in Munich

update 2009|05|18

[DE] Transport Messe in Munich

Some snapshots from the Transport Messe in Munich last week. Most interesting was the DB announcing its purchase of 65 Traxx MS electrics. The exhibited E186 173 in ECR livery is from the first batch of 20 (E186 161-180) which belongs to this order. ECR, EuroCargoRail, is a subsidiary of DB Schenker Rail UK (former EWS). What the exact configuration of the remaining 45 machines will be and in which colours they will be painted, is unknown. By the way, in Munich also scale models were seen of a Traxx DE in SNCF Fret livery and a Traxx-DC for GTS from Italy. - KAR/HdJ/DB
Bombardier Traxx DE stock locomotivesECR + DB E186ECR + DB E186GTS Rail E483

2008

2008-12-18

[IT] Traxx DC orders from Italy

update 2008|12|18

[IT] Traxx DC orders from Italy

An overview of all orders from Italian operators for Traxx locomotives for 3 kV DC catenary: